The food saver jar attachments often come bundled. Both the regular size jar opening and the wide mouth. I mentioned this because the widemouth quart size jars can be packed pretty full of spaghetti. Yes, you have to make the noodles shorter. But you get my point.
Hey, I recently found the thin spaghetti noodles in 2-lb bags. So I purchased a lot of them, snipped one end of the bag, and vacuum packed. Two packages fit neatly in a 1-gallon vacuum bag. Perfect!
Great information, I do have ALL the items needed to do this, I just needed the motivation and to see how EASY it is. Down here in Hurricane land, sealing soft food items is needed for moisture, bugs, critters that will upset your survival needs waiting for the gov help to arrive in 2 to 3 weeks, or longer. Stay SAFE, stay PREPARED
Great info. I vac seal long pasta out of the box and cut bags to size using heavy duty sealing rolls. When vacuuming pasta that comes in plastic bags, I just snip one of the ends of the bag and place it in regular vacuum bags, making it more resistant to puncture. This way, I can get much more sealed pasta, beans etc in my buckets. Keep on Keepin On 🙏🙋♂️
Without the attachments I sometimes use a large sealing bag and put the jar filled in the bag. When it is finished sealing I shut it off before the bag heat seals.
I don't mind breaking the spaghetti into jars. Works better in large mouth jars. 3 boxes fit into two jars. Just shake them on the side so they all line up and you can fit more into them. How long do your food saver last? Wondering because I haven't gotten one that lasted very long. Haven't been happy with the price/length of time. So trying different products. You can store rice, beans, powders jars are easy to label and store. I also store two boxes of mac and cheese in a quart jars. Put the cheese packet on the side then put the pasta in. One large mouth pint for one box. Works for Rice-a-Roni also. So many things to keep them dry and bug free. Thanks for the video.
Thank you… I was a bit worried about how I was going to preserve this pasta! Glad to see that I can put in vacuum freezer bag them 5 gal bucket. Do t have that many jars… gotta get more! Thanks again 🌴
You can usually find half gallon Mason jars and store larger quantities. You can't waterbath or pressure can in a jar that large but you vacuum seal them.
I still prefer the 1gal mylar bags; cheaper, and block light, and won't break like glass. Lighter. Better stacking in totes. I think Egg Noodles aren't good for long term storage, so caution there.
Hey Great Lakes, you mentioned that you could do the same with Mac 'n' Cheese as you did with the dry long pasta (leave in box and vacuum seal). My question is, does this extend the shelf life of the cheese packet inside the box as well (because my understanding is that the cheese in that packet will go rancid while the noodles will store almost indefinitely)? Or, is there an even better way to prolong the shelf life of those Mac 'n' Cheese cheese packets? I love my Mac 'n' Cheese, so I'm always on the alert to learn of the best way to make 'em last. And as a side note, please, never worry about the length of your videos. It's important to get the information, so the length of the video is secondary. Thanks and God bless you, Great Lakes.
Hmm, that's a good question. I don't actually know about the cheese powder going rancid. That seems surprising since I always figured it was just dehydrated cheese and salt. Either way, I think the answer to that depends on if the little envelope it comes in is just paper, or if it's lined with something like mylar. If mylar, then nothing else is really going to extend its life longer than mylar already would. If its' just paper, then....maybe. In any case, I am now inclined to investigate that. You can get dehydrated cheese powder that has decades-long shelf life, so it's odd to me that the cheese packet wouldn't.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Exactly, Great Lakes. It was surprising to me as well. The reason why it concerns me is that since I have quite a lot of the stuff in my preps, I'd hate to lose it simply because I hadn't found a way to properly store it if, indeed, the cheese packets tend to go rancid in short order. Since I don't know for absolute certainty that there is a short shelf life for the cheese packets, I'm inclined to err on the side of caution and search for a best way to store them. even if it means separating the packet of cheese from the pasta in the box. i.e. store them in completely different ways. If you decide to investigate this matter, please, please, make a video about it, okay. Thanks for being a well of wisdom and for sharing it with us!! God bless!
Thanks for the video! I’ve watched where some people use oxygen absorbers along with vacuum sealing. I thought the whole point of vacuum sealing was so that you didn’t need oxygen absorbers. Thanks for explaining!
depends for very long term storage i prefer to do both , after all the absorbers are cheap but once opened would only vacuum seal the unused portion as would be eaten over a shorter time then .. but thats just me
You can, but the wrinkles of the paper bag could trap some air pockets. Probably not a big deal though. That being said, you likely don't need to worry about elbow noodles poking the bag. Even though it'll look like a million little edges poking into the plastic, it's almost certainly not going to puncture through the vacuum seal bag. They're designed to conform around what you're sealing.
The issue is the price and the finding of mason jars anymore. Sometimes they're pretty scarce. Nice that they;re resuable practically forever. I like putting pasta in the vac bags while the item is still in it's box as that helps the stuff not crush so much and instantly identifies the product along with cooking directions and the occasional recipe.
When I go to thrift stores I always look for jars. You might have to find new lids and rings but those seem to be easier to find. Walmart has a small canning section and sometimes the price is going up, but I feel that it is worth it to keep the food safe. If you have to just get a case at a time store them until you are ready to use them. Also save jars like pasta sauce they can be resealed also, just save the lids because they are not the same size as Mason jars.
Yea, the prices have sure gone up in the last 2 years. I was fortunate to have a lot of jars before 2020, but I will say that I have managed to find pretty good prices at Target and Walmart. I even got some from Walmart's website awhile back, shipped to my house. Generally I keep an eye out for any prices that work out to be $1 per jar or thereabouts. Lids can be another issue. I have used some of the off-brand lids, and they seem to work very well for dry sealing like this. I still don't trust them for real canning, but for this vacuum sealing they work pretty good so far.
@@GreatLakesPrepping thank you so much for this info! I'll definitely check both those stores out! And, didn't think about using off brand lids, good idea. Thanks again!
@@hollyjordan1307 I always use genuine Ball lids for hot water or pressure canning. But for vacuum-sealing, I've had good luck with a few of the different knock-off cheapo brands from amazon. I think the rubber seal on many of them can't stand up to the heat, but for cold vacuum-sealing they seem ok.
Can you vacuum seal instant potatoes in their original box, the way you did spaghetti? I’m just trying to add a few years beyond Best Buy date. Not 25 years. Don’t want to do a lot of repackaging. I just want to leave most food items in original packaging and put in vacuum seal bag. Bad idea?
You could do that and it would probably help some. But something like potato flakes would be pretty easy to repackage, and really vacuum all that air out of.
My pasta isn't so "brick like" firm after 1 5yrs. it's not floppy but not as rigid as day one. I did loads v carefully. what's the issue?All the same But the flour and oats bags are solid.
i've never seen that before interesting . how long would that store for long term ? do powdered foods last longer to ?. i am new to this kind of thing but just started due to the way the world is going at the moment i don't like the idea of mylar and plastic bags but this is better for me great video many thanks
Thanks Ian. When vacuum sealed in glass jars, pasta can last a very long time. Years, at least. Most completely dried ingredients can last many years if vacuum sealed and stored in a cool, dark place.
I have been trying to find out some information about couscous and this is the first place I saw that mentioned it. Is Isreali couscous dry enough to be stored using this method?
I think so. I guess I don't know if Israeli couscous is any different than whatever kind I'd usually buy, but if it feels completely dry, then it ought to be ok. It's just tiny bits of dry pasta.
You can also use the half gallon wide mouth mason jar and it will fit much more of dry goods. Even the spaghetti will fit in the half gallon size wide mouth jar. I don’t like the bags, because they can’t be reused, resealed.
Freeze your pasta for several day to kill bugs. Take out for a day so that any eggs will hatch. Freeze again for a day of so to kill anything left. Then you can store your pasta. I believe RoseRed Homestead is where I got my info on freezing if you want to verify.
I want a turbocharge my foodsaver so that when I do this the jar gets sucked into a black hole.😁 Do you think I could put my bank account statement into that jar and make it bigger. 🤔
I've had vacuum bags fail in the freezer. Don't know why. I've sealed spaghetti in a bag without the box without a breakage problem. Counter top vacuum sealers (single stage pump) draw about 16" to 21" of mercury. That's equivalent to climbing a mountain about 25,000 ft and closing the mason jar - but you don't have to climb a mountain with a vacuum sealer. They don't remove all the oxygen/air. Two-stage sealers draw about 25" of mercury (40,000 ft). If you really want a higher vacuum (29"/80,000 ft), go with a dedicated AC vacuum pump (no heat sealing capability). Side note: There's one Peruvian city where 50,000 people live at almost 17,000 ft. Many other setttlements have inhabitants who live above 15,000 ft where sea level creatures would require supplemental oxygen.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Thank you. Many are saying pasta only lasts two years before it breaks down. I am a Senior, struggling to afford food so I would like to store some items.
Baking Powder does not store well since it's pre-mixed and can't help but go bad, "react", and rob you of future success baking. 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar 1/4 tsp Baking Soda 1/4 tsp Corn Starch (filler) Equals one tsp of strong Baking Powder. This works great and all the ingredients have a long shelf life and you don't need the filler, (Corn Starch) Good luck.
To vacuum seal pasta in jars just use 1/2-gallon jars for the egg noodles, and any other irregular shaped pasta. You can vacuum it the same way and still open the jar take out what you need for the recipe and reseal the jar.
I use oxygen absorbers just because it’s cheap extra insurance. My thoughts are that if I ever need to use these food reserves, it’s too late to say “well, I will get more pasta and try it again”
You people and your jars are going to be mad when they break and your stuff in unusable. It's also heavier if you need to run with it. Your glass will be shaking with b*mbs or earthquakes (earth pains). How do we store long spaghetti???? Without it breaking?
@GreatLakesPrepping lol, no not jars. Like what way other than jars can we do where they won't break? Can I put the whole box in mylar with and oxygen absorber or will the box make it gross or something?
@@melmelbry5754 The box should be fine. As long as it's not exposed to oxygen, moisture, extreme heat or cold, or (to a lesser extent) light, dry foods will last a very long time. I'd probably shove an oxygen absorber or two into the pasta box itself if you do it that way.
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The food saver jar attachments often come bundled. Both the regular size jar opening and the wide mouth. I mentioned this because the widemouth quart size jars can be packed pretty full of spaghetti. Yes, you have to make the noodles shorter. But you get my point.
Hey, I recently found the thin spaghetti noodles in 2-lb bags. So I purchased a lot of them, snipped one end of the bag, and vacuum packed. Two packages fit neatly in a 1-gallon vacuum bag. Perfect!
I do that too! I store them in 2.5 gallon buckets, the spaghetti is the perfect size to stand upright in the bucket and get the lid on
Great information, I do have ALL the items needed to do this, I just needed the motivation and to see how EASY it is. Down here in Hurricane land, sealing soft food items is needed for moisture, bugs, critters that will upset your survival needs waiting for the gov help to arrive in 2 to 3 weeks, or longer. Stay SAFE, stay PREPARED
Thanks Robert. How's that old prepper saying go? The best time to start is 10 years ago; the 2nd best time to start is right now.
Thank for this video, I love being able to seal noodles, rice and beans in mason jars.
You also can put couscous in pint jars for serving size or even 1/2 pint jars, either on the shelf or in a sealed bucket
That is a good idea! 😃
Great info. I vac seal long pasta out of the box and cut bags to size using heavy duty sealing rolls. When vacuuming pasta that comes in plastic bags, I just snip one of the ends of the bag and place it in regular vacuum bags, making it more resistant to puncture. This way, I can get much more sealed pasta, beans etc in my buckets. Keep on Keepin On 🙏🙋♂️
Without the attachments I sometimes use a large sealing bag and put the jar filled in the bag. When it is finished sealing I shut it off before the bag heat seals.
Thank you for sharing 😊
Haha 😂 never thought I could listen to talking about storing Pasta, for that long..but I did 🤪too funny ❤️
I don't mind breaking the spaghetti into jars. Works better in large mouth jars. 3 boxes fit into two jars. Just shake them on the side so they all line up and you can fit more into them. How long do your food saver last? Wondering because I haven't gotten one that lasted very long. Haven't been happy with the price/length of time. So trying different products. You can store rice, beans, powders jars are easy to label and store. I also store two boxes of mac and cheese in a quart jars. Put the cheese packet on the side then put the pasta in. One large mouth pint for one box. Works for Rice-a-Roni also. So many things to keep them dry and bug free. Thanks for the video.
Great video looks like i need a jar sealing attachment..
Amazon has the attachments at a reasonable price
Thank you for explaining so well .
i am new to canning ..
Thank you… I was a bit worried about how I was going to preserve this pasta! Glad to see that I can put in vacuum freezer bag them 5 gal bucket. Do t have that many jars… gotta get more! Thanks again 🌴
You can usually find half gallon Mason jars and store larger quantities. You can't waterbath or pressure can in a jar that large but you vacuum seal them.
I still prefer the 1gal mylar bags; cheaper, and block light, and won't break like glass. Lighter. Better stacking in totes.
I think Egg Noodles aren't good for long term storage, so caution there.
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Hey Great Lakes, you mentioned that you could do the same with Mac 'n' Cheese as you did with the dry long pasta (leave in box and vacuum seal). My question is, does this extend the shelf life of the cheese packet inside the box as well (because my understanding is that the cheese in that packet will go rancid while the noodles will store almost indefinitely)? Or, is there an even better way to prolong the shelf life of those Mac 'n' Cheese cheese packets? I love my Mac 'n' Cheese, so I'm always on the alert to learn of the best way to make 'em last. And as a side note, please, never worry about the length of your videos. It's important to get the information, so the length of the video is secondary. Thanks and God bless you, Great Lakes.
Hmm, that's a good question. I don't actually know about the cheese powder going rancid. That seems surprising since I always figured it was just dehydrated cheese and salt. Either way, I think the answer to that depends on if the little envelope it comes in is just paper, or if it's lined with something like mylar. If mylar, then nothing else is really going to extend its life longer than mylar already would. If its' just paper, then....maybe. In any case, I am now inclined to investigate that. You can get dehydrated cheese powder that has decades-long shelf life, so it's odd to me that the cheese packet wouldn't.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Exactly, Great Lakes. It was surprising to me as well. The reason why it concerns me is that since I have quite a lot of the stuff in my preps, I'd hate to lose it simply because I hadn't found a way to properly store it if, indeed, the cheese packets tend to go rancid in short order. Since I don't know for absolute certainty that there is a short shelf life for the cheese packets, I'm inclined to err on the side of caution and search for a best way to store them. even if it means separating the packet of cheese from the pasta in the box. i.e. store them in completely different ways. If you decide to investigate this matter, please, please, make a video about it, okay. Thanks for being a well of wisdom and for sharing it with us!! God bless!
If you are in Canada the Bulk Barn has a powdered cheese that I store in mason jars with an Oxygen absorber.
@@daval5563 Hey, thanks!!
Thanks for the video! I’ve watched where some people use oxygen absorbers along with vacuum sealing. I thought the whole point of vacuum sealing was so that you didn’t need oxygen absorbers. Thanks for explaining!
Definitely! No oxy absorbers needed if vacuum sealed.
depends for very long term storage i prefer to do both , after all the absorbers are cheap but once opened would only vacuum seal the unused portion as would be eaten over a shorter time then .. but thats just me
nice info i also put on the screw tops for extra safety for the sealed jars
Can you tell me where you got your jar attchmentfrom? I have the fm2100 and all those I find say it's not compatible. I'm in 🇨🇦
He is the only one not to use the ring. He read the instuctions. Thanks for the video of info.
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I like using the rings on dry foods, just incase the seal breaks. The nothing come along and takes the lid off for a private banquet.
Great video, thanks for the info!
hey, can I vacuum seal elbow noodles in a lunch bag and then vacuum bag to seal? Will that prevent the poking of the elbow noodles?
You can, but the wrinkles of the paper bag could trap some air pockets. Probably not a big deal though. That being said, you likely don't need to worry about elbow noodles poking the bag. Even though it'll look like a million little edges poking into the plastic, it's almost certainly not going to puncture through the vacuum seal bag. They're designed to conform around what you're sealing.
Thank you. I live in Southern California in a old apt. So, I don't have a pantry to store bottles in.
The issue is the price and the finding of mason jars anymore. Sometimes they're pretty scarce. Nice that they;re resuable practically forever. I like putting pasta in the vac bags while the item is still in it's box as that helps the stuff not crush so much and instantly identifies the product along with cooking directions and the occasional recipe.
When I go to thrift stores I always look for jars. You might have to find new lids and rings but those seem to be easier to find. Walmart has a small canning section and sometimes the price is going up, but I feel that it is worth it to keep the food safe. If you have to just get a case at a time store them until you are ready to use them. Also save jars like pasta sauce they can be resealed also, just save the lids because they are not the same size as Mason jars.
@@Jlind9335 Yes, you can also vac store items in those pasta jars by using a canister with that jar inside to vac out the jar for storing dry goods.
Where do you buy your Mason jars? Buying them at stores gets very expensive 🥵
Yea, the prices have sure gone up in the last 2 years. I was fortunate to have a lot of jars before 2020, but I will say that I have managed to find pretty good prices at Target and Walmart. I even got some from Walmart's website awhile back, shipped to my house. Generally I keep an eye out for any prices that work out to be $1 per jar or thereabouts. Lids can be another issue. I have used some of the off-brand lids, and they seem to work very well for dry sealing like this. I still don't trust them for real canning, but for this vacuum sealing they work pretty good so far.
@@GreatLakesPrepping thank you so much for this info! I'll definitely check both those stores out! And, didn't think about using off brand lids, good idea. Thanks again!
@@GreatLakesPrepping what brand do you use for canning lids?
@@hollyjordan1307 I always use genuine Ball lids for hot water or pressure canning. But for vacuum-sealing, I've had good luck with a few of the different knock-off cheapo brands from amazon. I think the rubber seal on many of them can't stand up to the heat, but for cold vacuum-sealing they seem ok.
Hobby lobby sells jars
does the air ruin noodles? Original bag has holes. Is it better to store pasta in PET bottles?
Air ruins all food eventually. Vacuum sealing removes the air.
I wonder if I can store boxed macaroni in an ikea storage container
Can you vacuum seal instant potatoes in their original box, the way you did spaghetti? I’m just trying to add a few years beyond Best Buy date. Not 25 years. Don’t want to do a lot of repackaging. I just want to leave most food items in original packaging and put in vacuum seal bag. Bad idea?
You could do that and it would probably help some. But something like potato flakes would be pretty easy to repackage, and really vacuum all that air out of.
My pasta isn't so "brick like" firm after 1 5yrs. it's not floppy but not as rigid as day one. I did loads v carefully. what's the issue?All the same But the flour and oats bags are solid.
i've never seen that before interesting .
how long would that store for long term ? do powdered foods last longer to ?.
i am new to this kind of thing but just started due to the way the world is going at the moment
i don't like the idea of mylar and plastic bags but this is better for me
great video many thanks
Thanks Ian. When vacuum sealed in glass jars, pasta can last a very long time. Years, at least. Most completely dried ingredients can last many years if vacuum sealed and stored in a cool, dark place.
@@GreatLakesPrepping thank you 👍
Hello. Can you double bag?
With vacuum seal bags? Sure, it won't hurt anything. Not sure if it will help anything, but it won't hurt.
@@GreatLakesPrepping thanks for your vids. Love them
Did you freeze several days prior
I have been trying to find out some information about couscous and this is the first place I saw that mentioned it. Is Isreali couscous dry enough to be stored using this method?
I think so. I guess I don't know if Israeli couscous is any different than whatever kind I'd usually buy, but if it feels completely dry, then it ought to be ok. It's just tiny bits of dry pasta.
What about the rings
Do you boil your jars and lids before you do any kind of dry canning?
I don't boil them. They are sanitized with soap and water, and allowed to dry 100%.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Thank you for the info and your time!
What size mason jars are those?
Quart sized
You can also use the half gallon wide mouth mason jar and it will fit much more of dry goods. Even the spaghetti will fit in the half gallon size wide mouth jar. I don’t like the bags, because they can’t be reused, resealed.
Very informative
where do you buy your Masons jars ?
I've gotten them from lots of different places. Target or Walmart usually have the best price, and usually the best availability.
Hardware stores. I just bought a case mason jars from Ace Hardware. Of course they’re more high priced
I always break my spaghetti in half anyway when I cook it, so I break it in half and it goes into mason jars.
Shouldn't you puncture the cellophane on the front of the boxes so it sucks the air out of the inside of the boxes?
It wouldn't hurt, but I don't think it would help much either. Those boxes aren't air-tight to begin with.
What keeps the bugs from hatching
Freeze your pasta for several day to kill bugs. Take out for a day so that any eggs will hatch. Freeze again for a day of so to kill anything left. Then you can store your pasta. I believe RoseRed Homestead is where I got my info on freezing if you want to verify.
Bay leaf?
I want a turbocharge my foodsaver so that when I do this the jar gets sucked into a black hole.😁
Do you think I could put my bank account statement into that jar and make it bigger. 🤔
I've had vacuum bags fail in the freezer. Don't know why. I've sealed spaghetti in a bag without the box without a breakage problem. Counter top vacuum sealers (single stage pump) draw about 16" to 21" of mercury. That's equivalent to climbing a mountain about 25,000 ft and closing the mason jar - but you don't have to climb a mountain with a vacuum sealer. They don't remove all the oxygen/air. Two-stage sealers draw about 25" of mercury (40,000 ft). If you really want a higher vacuum (29"/80,000 ft), go with a dedicated AC vacuum pump (no heat sealing capability). Side note: There's one Peruvian city where 50,000 people live at almost 17,000 ft. Many other setttlements have inhabitants who live above 15,000 ft where sea level creatures would require supplemental oxygen.
What do you consider to be long term storage? Have you eaten pasta 5 years after vacuum sealing them??
I consider long-term to be more than 1 year.
I've eaten a lot of sealed dry foods >5 years after sealing, including pasta.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Thank you. Many are saying pasta only lasts two years before it breaks down. I am a Senior, struggling to afford food so I would like to store some items.
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Aloha hugs 🤗 I think Glass Jars will break in a Earthquake I put them in a Freezer Ziploc Bags with a Bay leaf
and when you lose all power for 6 months or 10 years? No disrespect its a prepper channel.
Vacuum seal ramen noodles
Baking Powder does not store well since it's pre-mixed and can't help but go bad, "react", and rob you of future success baking.
1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Corn Starch (filler)
Equals one tsp of strong Baking Powder. This works great and all the ingredients have a long shelf life and you don't need the filler, (Corn Starch)
Good luck.
To vacuum seal pasta in jars just use 1/2-gallon jars for the egg noodles, and any other irregular shaped pasta. You can vacuum it the same way and still open the jar take out what you need for the recipe and reseal the jar.
I use oxygen absorbers just because it’s cheap extra insurance. My thoughts are that if I ever need to use these food reserves, it’s too late to say “well, I will get more pasta and try it again”
You people and your jars are going to be mad when they break and your stuff in unusable.
It's also heavier if you need to run with it.
Your glass will be shaking with b*mbs or earthquakes (earth pains).
How do we store long spaghetti???? Without it breaking?
If glass jars are breaking, then spaghetti noodles are breaking.
@GreatLakesPrepping lol, no not jars. Like what way other than jars can we do where they won't break?
Can I put the whole box in mylar with and oxygen absorber or will the box make it gross or something?
@@melmelbry5754 The box should be fine. As long as it's not exposed to oxygen, moisture, extreme heat or cold, or (to a lesser extent) light, dry foods will last a very long time. I'd probably shove an oxygen absorber or two into the pasta box itself if you do it that way.
@@GreatLakesPrepping thanks!!